Combination rubber and leather footwear.



E. HEISER & P. BINKLE.

COMBINATION RUBBER AND LEATHER FOOTWEAR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30.1916.

Patented July 9, 1918 WIT/V588 ii erase are rarer.

EDWARD HEISER AND PETER B INKLE, OI" BERLIN, ONTARIO, CANKDA, ASSIGNORS TO THE GOODYEAR/S METALLEG RUBBER SHOE COMPANY, A'GORPOR-ATION 0F CON- NECTICUT.

COMBINATION RUBBER AND LEATHER FOOTWEAR.

Patented July 9, it iltio Application filed Eune 30, 191G. Serial No. 106,875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD HEISER and PETER BINKLE, bot-h subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Berlin, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Rubber and Leather Footwear, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description.

This invention relates to footwear, comprising soles and uppers of rubber and tops of leather, canvas, or other material secured thereto. It is more particularly directed to an article of thekind described having the lower edge ofthe'leather or other top lying against and secured to the face or" the shoe upper.

Footwear of the kind mentioned, while possessing certain desirable characteristics, has heretofore caused chafing and actual cutting of the foot, more particularly at the heel, through contact of the latter with, the sharp edge of the leather top adjacent its junction with the rubber upper. It is accordingly the aim of this invention to provide an article which, while presenting the substantialiqualities and attractive appearance of the type of shoe mentioned, shall include a simple device for preventing injury to the heel or other part of the foot at which the chafing mentioned may occur.

For a detailed description of a preferred form of our invention, reference may be had to the following specification and accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which: A m...

Figure 1. represents a perspective .view of a shoe embodying our invention including a top provided with an extension made up of bIIBiiQP more piecessecured to the quarters of the top and to one another;

Fig. 2 represents a partial section on the line 2+2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 represents adetail view showing a modified extension made up of pieces into gral with the two quarters of the top.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1.

indicates a rubber upper provided with asole 2 and a top 3, preferably of leather, consisting of two quarters i and 5 having their lower edges underlying and forn'iing a lap-joint with the upper edge of the rubber upper l, the edges of the quarters terminating adjacent the upper edge of the rub bcr upper except adjacent the heel. The

joint issecured by sewing the parts together wlth stitches projecting through the rubber upper and lying in longitudinal channels 6 forming the troughs of'a corrugated rim at sewed along the line 11 providing a butt joint and forming a substantially central seam alined with the seam 7. The extension is sewed to the quarters along the line 12 and also provides a butt joint therewith. The extension as well as the pieces 9 and 10 COIIIIJOS. ing it are of generally oblon outline with the lowermost corners rounded? The extension.

may be modified as shown in Fig. 3 by forming the members 13 and 14 corresponding to members 9 and 10 integrally with the quartors 4 and 5.

The extension projects downwardly so that its lower edge lies substantially adjacent to the inner surface of the insole 15. By

virtue of the butt joint formed between the extension and the lower edge of the top, the extension forms a flush surface with the top, and at the same time lies freely against the inner back surface 16 of the rubber upper.

This smooth flush surface disposed symmetrically with respect to the back seam and located at that portion of the shoe where chafing is most apt to occur prevents such chafing and permits the shoes to be worn without any discomfort from that cause.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. An article of footwear comprising an upper, a top underlying and secured to the uppermost edge of said upper, a sole, said top having a portion terminating adjacent said edge, and an extension projecting therefrom to a position adjacent said sole providing a smooth continuous surface lying against the inner surface of said upper.

2. An article of footwear comprising an upper, a top having its lower edge underlying and forming a lap-joint with the uppermost edge of said upper, 'a solo, a portion of the edge of said top terminating adjacent the edge of said upper, and an extension pro jecting from the lower rear portion of said top to a position adjacent said sole providing a smooth continuous surface lying freely against the rear inner surface of sald upper.

permost edge of said upper, an extension formed by complementary pieces of leather extending respectively from the lower back portion of said quarters and joined together along a seam allned With the seam of said quarters, and a sole, said extension projecting to a position adjacent said sole and providing a surface flush with the inner surface of. said quarters and lying freely against the inner backsurface of said upper.

4. An article of footwear comprising an upper, a top underlying and secured to the uppermost edge 01: said upper, the

lower edge of the top terminating adjacent the upper edge of the shoe upper except at the heel, and a solo, a portion of the top being extended at the heel to a position adjacent the sole and providing asmooth continuous surface adapted to prevent chafing of the Wearers ,heel.

- 5. A boot or shoe comprising an upper member and a top member, said members being secured together along their upper and lower margins respectively to form a lapped joint, the inner lap forming an exposed ofiset edge at approximately the height of the said upper member for a portion of the distance about the boot or .shoe terminating at the heel portion, the inner lap at said heel portion being extended for asubstantial distance beyond said edge.

Signed at Berlin, Canada, this 22nd of May, 1916. j

EDWARD HEISER. PETER BINKLE. 

